Eason To Australia

Eason to Australia

John Eason to Tasmania & Victoria	Tamar Eason to Victoria	George (1) Eason to New South Wales
William Eason to Victoria	George (2)  Eason to Victoria

John Eason, son of William Eason & Susanna Trask, was baptised in 1812 in Merriott.  He married Eliza Raindle in 1834, and their children Robert and Tamar were baptised in 1834 and 1837 respectively.   John was convicted of stealing and transported to Van Dieman’s Land (Tasmania), leaving Woolwich on 15th April 1837 and arriving in Van Dieman’s Land on 10th July 1837. His convict record number is 23072.  John moved to Victoria, and married Margaret Creed in Geelong in 1853. Their daughter Sussanah was born in 1857 at Buninyong.

Tamar Eason,  daughter of John Eason and Eliza Raindle, also emigrated to Victoria, Australia.  In 1851 Tamar was listed as an inmate of the Chard Union Workhouse aged 16 years, along with step-siblings William (13) and Sarah (11).  Two other children follow in the list:  Mary Eason aged 9 and Ellen Eason aged 5.  I do not know whether these last two were also step-siblings of Tamar.

From the Victorian Births, Deaths & Marriages Indexes:

Marriage 1853 Tamar Eason and George Swindley, at Methodist Church, Ballarat	Children: 1855 Martha Swindley, born Ballarat 1857 Mary Jane Swindley, born Buninyong
Birth 1862 Ellen Eason, to Tamar Eason, born “Wedd”
Marriage 1870 Tamar Eason and  Henry Sparks	No children listed in the Victorian BDM

George Eason, son of George Eason & Louisa Lawrence, was born in Merriott on 14 February 1856.  He married Harriett Edmunds in South Petherton in 1878.  The couple had two children in Somerset before emigrating to New South Wales- Samuel born 1877, and Annie born December 1880.    They don’t appear on the 1881 UK census but an immigration entry into New South Wales has not been found.  Presumably they migrated shortly after the birth of Annie.   The family settled in Newcastle, New South Wales, where
George’s maternal grandparents, Luke & Sarah Lawrence, were already living, after they had emigrated in 1858.

William Eason, son of Joseph Eason & Elizabeth Clapp, bapt 26 Oct 1813 in Merriott, married Mary Ashford on 29 Oct 1833 at Shepton Mallett, Somerset.  The following
emigrated to Victoria:

Information from Tina Hunt in South Australia gives the following dates of birth/baptism for children of William Eason & Mary Ashford:

Elizabeth Eason bapt 18 Aug 1834, Shepton, Somerset	Sarah Ann Eason born 9 Dec 1836, Shepton, Somerset	Anna Maria Eason born 5 Aug 1839, Shepton, Somerset	William John Eason bapt 24 Dec 1842
Elizabeth Eason bapt 29 Sep 1844	Frank Eason bapt 20 Sep 1846	Emma Eason bapt 19 Oct 1850

Presumably, the two Elizabeths and Frank did not survive infancy.  The ages for Ann Eason & Sarah Eason given on the immigration records do not match the birth dates.

Information from the Victorian BDM:

Death:   EASON Mary aged 44, died 1857, father Thomas Ashford, mother Sarah Unknown
Marriage: EASON William, born Somerset,   married Elizabeth ROBINSON (born Surrey) in 1868, Victoria.   [Note,  subsequent births list Elizabeth as Faulkner/Fawkner/Faulkoner, and her death gives her father’s surname as Falconer.  Possibly she was previously married to a Robinson?]
Births to William Eason & Elizabeth Faulkner/Fawkner/ Faulkoner at Buninyong, Vic
1869 Francis James Eason died 1937 married Ellen Henrietta Thomas 1892. Children: 1894 Elsie Flor born Buninyong 1896 Beryl May born Buninyong 1900 Elizth Julia born Buninyong	1871 John Eason (died 1871, aged 4 months)		1872 Isabella Eason died 1940 married Charles Lippiatt 1892 Children: 1893 Charles Marshall b Buninyong 1895 Cyril Francis born Buninyong 1899 Bessie Rose born Buninyong, died 1904 Buninyong 1902 Jean born Buninyong 1905 Norman born Buninyong 1908 Frank born Buninyong
Death:  EASON Elizabeth aged 36, died 1872, Father John Falconer, mother Ann Unknown.  Born Surrey
Death:  EASON William aged 72, a gardener, died 5 August 1885 in Creswick, Victoria, father Joseph, a miller, and mother Isabella Eason, nee Faulkner, buried in Buninyong.   [David Poynter has the death certificate; the informant was daughter Sarah Ann McWaters of Melbourne.  The mother’s name must be a mistake, as William’s mother’s name was Elizabeth Clapp.]
Marriages of Children of William Eason & Mary Ashford: (from Victorian Records)
1856 Anna Maria Eason married William Small 1857 William born Ballarat 1859 Margt born Ballarat 1861 David Alfred born Ballarat 1864 Mary born Woods Pt (died 1864 aged 9 months) 1866 John born Woods Pt 1867 Thomas born Woods Pt 1869 Annie born Woods Pt 1889 Eliza died aged 17, Ballarat East.		1857 Sarah Ann Eason married David McWaters 1858 Charles born Ballarat 1860 Alfred David born Ballarat 1862 Annie born Buninyong 1864 Ellen died Woods Pt aged 11 w 1870 John George born “Main” 1873 Clara Gertrude born “Alex” 1878 Frank Eason born “Al Ex” 1878 Helen Burns born “Al Ex” 1880 Fred Wm born “Fitz” 1884 Eva Jane born “Fitz” 1898 Charl Seamer died aged 30 years at Fitzroy Nth,  parents David McWaters and Sarah Ann Eason.
1868 Emma Eason, born London,  married Thomas Cassidy 1869 Mary Jane born Buninyong 1871 Elizabeth Ellen born Buninyong, died aged 27 at Seymour, husband unknown Sexton. 1872 William John born Buninyong 1873 George Thomas born Buninyong, died 1873 aged 5 months 1875 Annie Margaret born Buninyong 1877 Ernest William born Buninyong 1879  Thomas Francis born Buninyong 1884 Frederick John born Creswick 1888 Ada Maud born Creswick 1890 Arthur Edw born Creswick		1870 William John Eason, born London, married Christina Saunders, children all born Buninyong: 1872 Annie Christina 1874 William James 1876 Thomas 1878 Janet Mary 1880 Arthur 1882 William 1887 Mysie Emma

George Eason, son of Joseph Eason & Elizabeth Clapp, younger brother of William (above) was baptised in Merriott on 25 Dec 1831.  He married Hannah Faulkner, (born
about 1829 Surrey, England) in Islington, London about December 1852.  They also emigrated to Victoria, Australia:

Children of George Eason & Hannah Falconer/Falkyma/Faulkner
Jane born about 1854 Married Seth Enos Jaob Buckle in 1871 Children: 1871 Marv born Buninyong 1873 Eliz Hannah born Buninyong	Mary born 1857 Married 1874 William Boothe at Buninyong Children: 1874 William George born Buninyong 1876 Hannah Margaret born Buninyong, died 1877,                 Scotsmarsh aged 11 months 1878 Annie Mary born Buninyong 1880 John Abraham born Buninyong 1883 Elizabeth Emma born Buninyong 1885 James Eason born Buninyong 1888 Herbert Albert born Buninyong 1890 May Gladys born Buninyong 1898 Arth Faulkner born Buninyong	Elizth born 1859, died 1882 aged 22 years
Susan born 1863, Buninyong married 1881 James Ogilvie at Buninyong 1881 Annie born Buninyong 1884 George born Buninyong 1887 Charles born Buninyong 1892 Royal born “Fton”	George born 1865 Buninyong married 1889 Mary Williams at Scotts Marsh. 1890 Bessie born Buninyong 1892 Geo Lloyd born Buninyong 1893 Owen William born Buninyong, died in WW1, 29 August 1916, aged 23, in France. [Courtesy of Wendy Lambert, 2009] 1900 Roberts Redvers born Buninyong	John Joseph born 1868, Buninyong married 1894 Eva Hancox at Scotsburn 1895 Jno Faulkner born Colac 1897 Eva Elizth born Colac, died aged 5 in 1902 at “Lang Lang” 1898 Dean Fred George born Buninyong 1906 Bessie Hancox born Buninyong
Death 1901 Hannah Eason, father Jeremiah Faulkner, mother unknown.  Died Buninyong aged 74
Death 1900 Geo Eason, father Jos Eason, mother Elizth Clapp, died Buninyong aged 68